Salmon farming is facing a huge challenge in the form of a tiny pest. The parasitic sea louse is infecting salmon stocks worldwide, causing devastating losses for salmon farmers and increased prices for shoppers. But scientists ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2018
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"We could produce five times as much fish by 2050": in a posh hotel in the Norwegian town of Trondheim, a fishing industry representative winds up his presentation on Norway's sky-high fish farming goals.
Ecology
Nov 1, 2017
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Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2017
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To treat sea lice infections in aquaculture, veterinary medicines are widely used. However, these medicines may cause collateral damage.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2017
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In a peaceful bay off Norway's Hitra island, massive nets teem with salmon destined for dinner tables worldwide—an export boon for the Nordic nation that comes with a long list of environmental side-effects.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2016
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High ocean temperatures and poor timing of parasite management likely led to an epidemic of sea lice in 2015 throughout salmon farms in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Strait, a University of Toronto-led study has found.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2016
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Over the course of evolution, humans and other animals have developed biological clocks. These act as internal timekeepers and are synchronised by environmental cues, mainly the daily alternation between day and night. These ...
Ecology
Jul 21, 2015
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Recently published research indicates that juvenile Fraser River sockeye salmon that are highly infected with sea lice are 20 per cent less successful at consuming food than their lightly infected counterparts. Sean Godwin, ...
Ecology
May 1, 2015
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A University of Alberta led research team has some positive news for British Columbia's pink salmon populations, and the salmon farming industry that has struggled to protect both captive and wild salmon from sea lice infestations.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2012
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An international team of researchers has now sequenced nearly the entire genetic material of the sea louse. On 1 March the Institute of Marine Research gave the world open access to this research source, which could enable ...
Biotechnology
May 29, 2012
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